| Portia: The World of Abigail Adams Contributor(s): Gelles, Edith B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253210232 ISBN-13: 9780253210234 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1992 Annotation: 'Portia....is a refreshing change of pace....(Edith Gelles) is affectionate yet scholarly, determined to present Adams as a strong character who was very much a woman of her time, not merely a liberated precursor to feminism or the little wife behind the great man.' - Melanie Lawrence, San Francisco Chronicle |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 92007860 |
| Lexile Measure: 1370 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.15" W x 9.21" (0.88 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . best-of-all-biographies of Abigail Adams . . . --American Historical Review Portia, a new study of Abigail Adams--modern feminism's favorite Founding Mother--is a refreshing change of pace. --San Francisco Chronicle . . . very well done, highly perceptive, and full of fresh ideas. --Wilson Library Bulletin . . . Adams's strength, courage, and wit (as well as her bouts of depression and gender conservatism) emerge more fully than they have in any previous work. . . . a well-rounded portrait of a remarkable figure. --Choice In this important and fascinating biography, Edith Gelles not only restores Abigail Adams to her rightful place at the center of her own story, she challenges the creaky conventions of 'traditional' male-defined biography. --Susan Faludi, author of Backlash Portia, the first woman-centered biography of Abigail Adams, details the issues, events, and relationships of Adams's life. It is as much a social and cultural history of Adams's time as it is her life story. |